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Insider Trading Decision Good News
Friday, 4 April 2003, 9:15 am | ACT New Zealand
The Court of Appeal's latest insider trading decision is good news, ACT Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Diagnosis Not Good Under Labour
Friday, 4 April 2003, 12:52 am | ACT New Zealand
Weekly Column By Dr Muriel Newman: Sickness Benefit figures, released to me last week by the Social Development Ministry, appear to indicate that New Zealand is becoming a sicker society. More >>
Another Tax On Business - Pox On Prosperity
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 5:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government passed yet another tax hike today - this time, a sneaky tax under urgency, ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Where Is The Public Responsibility?
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today called on the New Zealand public to accept some responsibility for the fencing of rivers and streams to negate the alleged impact of dairying. More >>
The Australian Blasts Clark's "Odious" Comments
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The scathing criticism of New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark by The Australian newspaper is evidence of what Australia, Britain and the United States think of her populist pronouncements, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Call for Referendum on Privy Council
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 9:04 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today commended NZ First leader Winston Peters for his call for a citizens-initiated referendum on whether our constitution should be changed, saying that ACT has long urged the need for a referendum on any abolition ... More >>
Labour: Vote For Us, Or Else
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today slammed Labour for announcing, what is in effect, a blatant election-year bribe - removing asset testing for the elderly. More >>
Increase Biosecurity Before It's Too Late
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 3:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today said that - given the spate of unwanted organisms creeping into the country over the past three years - the arrival of foot-and-mouth, and plum pox disease in New Zealand seems inevitable. More >>
Labour Punishes Taxpayers ? Again
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark's announcement, that the Government will phase out asset testing for the elderly, raises questions about Labour's motives in Government - formulating wise policy, or buying votes, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman ... More >>
Clark's Comments Used by Pro-Iraq Media
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister's foolish assertion that the war in Iraq is not going to plan has been picked up and repeated by pro-Iraq media in the Middle East, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
More Insults From the PM
Monday, 31 March 2003, 5:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister's latest official line on Iraq appears to be designed to rub our traditional allies' noses in it, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
United Future Misleads the Public
Monday, 31 March 2003, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
United Future MPs need to put the brakes on their unseemly haste to support the Labour Government on absolutely anything and everything, ACT Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Bad Consciences Over Privy Council?
Monday, 31 March 2003, 5:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today said that Green and United Future pressure, for the appointment of international judges to Attorney General Margaret Wilson's new Supreme Court, is simply a conscience salve for them. More >>
Richard Prebble's "The Letter" 31 March 2003
Monday, 31 March 2003, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is not just Mugabe who is using the world’s preoccupation with the war in Iraq to achieve his agenda. Here in NZ Labour is pushing its own unpopular policies: More >>
Tragic Failure By Out-Dated Agency
Monday, 31 March 2003, 3:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today called for an urgent inquiry into CYF, and demanded that the agency be modernised to ensure that no more children, like Kelly Gush, are failed by Government agencies. More >>
Sickness Benefit In Need Of Urgent Treatment
Monday, 31 March 2003, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today revealed damning evidence that the Labour Government's soft-on-welfare policy reversals are failing working age sickness beneficiaries. More >>
Muriel Newman: Little Hope For Landlords
Monday, 31 March 2003, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Private property investors, who are concerned about the impact of the Government's proposed Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, should not get their hopes up when they read the Social Services Select Committee's report on the Bill. More >>
Conveyancing Bill Discharge Failure
Monday, 31 March 2003, 8:59 am | ACT New Zealand
The Justice & Electoral Select Committee's recommendation, that Justice Minister Phil Goff's Conveyancing Bill not proceed, sinks a reform that has been promised for nearly five years, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Clark Misleading NZ Media
Friday, 28 March 2003, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said that Helen Clark's statement justifying New Zealand's statement to the Security Council is totally misleading. More >>
Labour Allows Entrenched Sexism
Friday, 28 March 2003, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today questioned why Labour's women MPs - staunch feminists of old - remain completely silent over Capital and Coast District Health Board's men-only rule on the construction site of the Kapiti Health Centre. More >>
